The entirety of South Burlington High School skipped class last Friday to make a YouTube video. In a few days it has received more than 5,000 hits, though the now-viral lipsync video of Pharrell Williams' "Happy" is really meant for one person's eyes: Patrick Burke.

The South Burlington High School principal was recently diagnosed with cancer.

"I thought it was a good way to get the whole school involved to do something for Mr. Burke since everyone cares so much about him," said Taylor Gloyd, a senior who stars in the video.

Along with the nearly 1,000 students and staff members at SBHS, she hopes Burke doesn't dwell on the scary and instead stays positive.

"We all love Burke and everybody wants to do everything we can to make him feel better, you know, we want him back here," said junior Liam Nerber, who also appears in the video.

Nerber said the YouTube shoot took two takes and was done at the end the school's "Spring Fling" week.

Students and community members will also soon be wearing "Bald for Burke" shirts.

"The girls and boys hockey teams will be selling these during school hours and we'll be having a volunteer 'Going Bald for Burke' here at the school for anyone who wants to join in and go bald for Burke," said Nerber, explaining that "going bald" means shaving one's head.

School administrators also expect Team Burke bracelets to be available soon.

As for the man at the center of all this love, Burke said he was "blown away." He said, "Seeing the students really having fun with it and obviously being touched by the message of support was, you know, it was really special and I know it's been watched a lot of times, but I'm not going to lie, a few of those times, it's been me watching it over and over."